Britney Spears has so much to have fun this week. In truth she has 1.1 million causes to pop corks as a result of, in keeping with the Related Press her tell-all memoir, The Girl in Me, offered that many copies in its first week. The gross sales figures cowl pre-orders, print gross sales, 3-books and audiobook variations of the e book that was launched on Oct. 24.
“Thanks to all of the followers who made #TheWomanInMe a #1 @nytimes bestseller,” Spears tweeted together with a mind-blown emoji. “it means the world to me !!! Love you all [three kiss emoji] !!!”
Spears has not achieved any conventional promotion for the e book past posting about it on her social media feeds — with no late night time appearances and no interviews — and although the singer claimed on Instagram on the day of launch that the e book was “the very best promoting superstar memoir in historical past,” AP famous that it’s not even the best-selling memoir of this 12 months. Prince Harry’s memoir, Spare, offered 1.6 million copies within the U.S. throughout its first week on sale in January.
“I poured my coronary heart and soul into my memoir, and I’m grateful to my followers and readers around the globe for his or her unwavering help,” Spears stated in a press release launched Wednesday by writer Gallery Books.
The e book chronicles Spears’ rise to fame, her relationship with fellow baby star Justin Timberlake — which included her getting pregnant and having an abortion throughout their time collectively — in addition to her life underneath a extremely restrictive 13-year conservancy. The hype surrounding the e book additionally supplied a bump to Spears’ catalog, with streams up 21% within the days main as much as its launch.
See Spears’ tweet beneath.